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UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · Jan 22

I'm still VERY MUCH a Mastodon first social media kinda guy, but since I'm "here" a bit more often, and mostly for #KDrama #CDrama #JDrama stuff, here's my current list, having recently (Jan 2025) completed my 500th East Asian Drama.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

My Dramas, So Far

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UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 6h

I was GOING to take a break from #jDrama #Anpan after episode 70/130, but it ended on a "gotta see this" note. 😆

UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 8h

Note to self: Since almost all asadoras are biopics of real people, make sure the next one you watch is about someone born AFTER the Second World War. #jDrama #Anpan

UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 8h

Meanwhile, I've been FFing through a dozen or episodes of #jDrama #Anpan as it presents an unflinchingly honest portrayal of Japan's military in WWII, especially in China.

UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 9h

If you watch the MV I posted, you'll see it's not short of violence. I love the song, but couldn't watch the #kDrama it's from these days

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UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 9h

Watching #jDrama #Anpan and listening to a character talking about their plans for the future, while I'm wondering "how do you say "Redshirt" in Japanese?" 😆

UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 9h

#31daySongChallenge
#MusicChallenge
#OctoberMusicChallenge

Day 16: A song with a measure of time in the title

340 #kDrama completed, only one has an all-English theme song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGf6...

[OST] Days and Moons - Elsa Kopf 아름다운 나의신부 1화

YouTube video by OCN

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UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 10h

And in case the video seems suspiciously rustic, I should that State Highway 35 is still the ONLY place I've yet seen in #Aotearoa with road signs warning drivers to look out for "Children on Horses"😍

UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 10h

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicChallenge
Day 16: A song with a music video you love

Shot in and celebrating where my wife’s whānau is from
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEOy...

Ka Hao - 35 (feat. Rob Ruha)

YouTube video by Ka Hao

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UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 10h

an elderly woman wearing glasses and a bow tie is making a surprised face .

ALT: an elderly woman wearing glasses and a bow tie is making a surprised face .

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UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 10h

Oh I'm sure. I just gotta have SOMETHING to put on my headstone and "he NEVER saw Titanic" would work on so many levels, tbh. 😆

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UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 10h

a man wearing a sombrero is laying down in a classroom and says i 'll allow it

ALT: a man wearing a sombrero is laying down in a classroom and says i 'll allow it

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UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 11h

TFW #jDrama #Anpan not only doesn't shy away from Japan's militaristic history, but basically runs with this as its theme for the bit

www.youtube.com/watch?v=01-2...

Edwin Starr - War (Original Video - 1969)

YouTube video by Stream Crops

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UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 12h

An overused word, but the simple literal truth of him.

Inimitable.

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UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 12h

#LookAndSee 224 #MusicChallenge

As one of the 6 people on the planet proud of never having seen Titanic, this is the obvious next choice 😀

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzT...

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UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 23h

Which reminded me of something a high school English teacher once brought up in a discussion of ambiguity. Her husband was a pharmacist and she told our class that he was inexplicably not happy with her suggested slogan for the business:

We dispense with accuracy

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UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 1d

Start with the man in the mirror you reckon? ( Could be a good tagline for a song, that)

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UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 1d

"or"? - since I am my world, a good Drama IS the key to world peace. Cogito EGO sum😆

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UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 1d

I literally laughed when I saw the headline in my email - the effect matches exactly what I've found over a couple of decades or more. Strong coffee, short nap, then for a few femtoseconds both neurons are functioning at 100%. Awesome

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UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 1d

That feeling when SCIENCE catches up with you 🤣

www.nationalgeographic.com/health/artic...

Coffee naps might be the weirdest—and smartest—way to recharge
It sounds backward, but research suggests a cup of coffee followed by a short nap could sharpen focus and fight fatigue.

Coffee naps might be the weirdest—and smartest—way to recharge

It sounds backward, but research suggests a cup of coffee followed by a short nap could sharpen focus and fight fatigue.

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UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! I can see that. I really enjoyed the first 2 seasons especially of Midnight Diner, and I am always happy to see #OneDayOff getting the love it deserves. When I first watched it I said often that it felt like a #jDrama - which is high praise in my book

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Rei @byrei.ink · 1d

Finished #OneDayOff later than I expected because I was purposefully savoring this series.

I don't remember who it was that suggested this #kdrama for me, but I'm really thankful that they did. This was such a delightful mini-series and for once I can just turn off my brain while watching.

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UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for the rec, I'll check them out🙏

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UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 1d

#31daySongChallenge
#MusicChallenge
#OctoberMusicChallenge

Day 15: A song that’s a cover

I like the original (and understand the words), but LOVE this cover (and don’t understand the words)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN2j...

王菲 Faye Wong -《夢中人》(Official Music Video) [HD]

YouTube video by FayeWongVEVO

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UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 1d

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicChallenge
Day 15: Everybody, everything or everywhere in the title

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaTG...

Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (Official HD Video)

YouTube video by CCMusicFactoryVEVO

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UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 1d

#LookAndSee 222 #MusicChallenge

YouTube actually put this one first in my recs just now. It must have known. Probably the best male dancer of 21st-Century Bollywood actors, imo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C87W...